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US Department of State cable from AmEmbassy Dushanbe, dated Jan 31, 1994, reporting a UFO sighting by an American pilot, Ed Rhodes, and his crew while flying a Boeing 747SP for Tajik Air over Kazakhstan on January 27, 1994.
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UNCLASSIFIED CSP-2025-00040 B-00002707028 "UNCLASSIFIED" 3/2/2026 UNCLASSIFIED MRN: Date/DTG: From: Action: E.O.: TAGS: Reference: Subject: 94 DUSHANBE 259 Jan 31, 1994 / 310000Z Jan 94 AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE WASHDC, SECSTATE ROUTINE; MOSCOW, AMEMBASSY ROUTINE Unknown TSPA, EAIR,…
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UNCLASSIFIED CSP-2025-00040 B-00002707028 "UNCLASSIFIED" 3/2/2026 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 DUSHAN 00259 310310Z 747SP AT LAT 45 NORTH AND LONG 55 EAST, OVER KAZAKHSTAN. THEY FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE OBJECT AS A BRIGHT LIGHT OF ENORMOUS INTENSITY, APPROACHING THEM FROM OVER THE HORIZON…
RHODES LOWRY TAYLOR ESCUDERO PANAM
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